HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD16018BILL NO. 2019-106
SPONSORED BY Councilwoman Wiseman
ORDINANCE NO. (COO
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE CITY'S PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR POTENTIAL CITY EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS, the City desires to use background checks utilizing Federal Bureau of
Investigation information and databases to conduct background checks on
prospective employees; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is enacted pursuant to Chapter 43, Section 43.535 RSMo.,
for potential employees within the City of Jefferson or employment with the
City of Jefferson.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following is hereby adopted as the City's procedures for
conducting criminal background checks for potential city employees:
A prospective employee seeking to engage in employment shall submit his/her fingerprints to the
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, along with
appropriate fees. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division will compare the subject's
fingerprints against its criminal file and submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) for a comparison with national criminal history records. The results of the FBI check will be
returned to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division, which will disseminate the state and
national results to the City of Jefferson, Human Resources Department.
The City of Jefferson shall render a fitness determination based upon the results of the criminal
background check. In rendering a fitness determination, the City of Jefferson will decide whether the
subject of record has been convicted of or is under pending indictment for (a) a crime which bears upon
his/her ability or fitness to serve in that capacity; (b) any felony or a misdemeanor which involved force
or threat of force, controlled substances, or was a sex-related offense; or (c) enumerated disqualifiers.
The subject of record may request and receive a copy of his/her criminal history record
information from the City of Jefferson, Human Resources Department. Should the subject of record seek
to amend or correct his/her record, he/she must contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division
for a Missouri state record and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for records from other state
jurisdictions maintained in its file.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Passed: 1/447n44'41 J1) a 0 AD
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Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
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City Ierk City ' : nselor
Approved: I/I/I / 4h 171 70d0
Mayor Carrie Tergin
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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